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Epping Forest road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 824 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 1990, and 1,202 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1989 (895), and casualties fell from 1,257.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 27,737 collisions in Epping Forest.

Collisions in 1990
824
Down 8% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,202
Down 4% on 1989
Fatal collisions
20
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 1990

2.4% of collisions in Epping Forest in 1990 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202.4%
  • Serious13917%
  • Slight66581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.8%
  • Serious17515%
  • Slight1,00584%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 1990 is highlighted, with 824, down 8% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025330464
2024302371
2023314464
2022337447
2021339495
2020287384
2019345521
2018374525
2017412611
2016399575
2015384501
2014438625
2013398526
2012376527
2011421565
2010480630
2009444587
2008476628
2007506695
2006574778
2005534765
2004596829
2003595797
2002613850
2001641902
2000703990
1999691986
19987221,039
19978021,125
19967841,099
19957391,029
19947121,023
1993711962
1992663895
19917471,052
19908241,202
19898951,257
19888441,209
19878631,204
19868501,216
19857351,099
19848321,197
1983692980
19828021,200
19817391,082
1980695995
19797771,115

When and where crashes happen in Epping Forest in 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday127 (15%)
  • Tuesday94 (11%)
  • Wednesday88 (11%)
  • Thursday123 (15%)
  • Friday143 (17%)
  • Saturday129 (16%)
  • Sunday120 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59111 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59144 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59174 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59125 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59122 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (10%)
  • February58 (7%)
  • March63 (7.6%)
  • April68 (8.3%)
  • May67 (8.1%)
  • June82 (10%)
  • July70 (8.5%)
  • August64 (7.8%)
  • September69 (8.4%)
  • October60 (7.3%)
  • November89 (11%)
  • December49 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight579 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit180 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds670 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds104 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry562 (68%)
  • Wet or damp250 (30%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph461 (56%)
  • 40 mph51 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph162 (20%)
  • 70 mph140 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway635 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway162 (20%)
  • Roundabout25 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant854 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian81 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant64 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist44 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1048 (4%)
  • 11 to 1539 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 20291 (24%)
  • 21 to 25178 (15%)
  • 26 to 35232 (19%)
  • 36 to 45130 (11%)
  • 46 to 5581 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6567 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7538 (3.2%)
  • Over 7524 (2%)
  • Not recorded57 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider735 (61%)
  • Passenger386 (32%)
  • Pedestrian81 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,147 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes114 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle100 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes91 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in Epping Forest

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Epping Forest ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 103rd most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
85th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
129th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 1990

The A121 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 1990: 92, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12192132116
2ndM2571106111
3rdM116294210
4thA113537318
5thA4144583711
6thB181334703
7thA104274613
8thA112273605
9thB1393274526
10thB173202200
11thB194192812
12thA1168162102
13thA123141901
14thB170102002
15thB172101213
16thB1838803
17thA111261200
18thB1756701
19thB1846602
20thA1284600

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 1990

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 1990: 115.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 1990

EN9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 1990: 175.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 1990, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years